History YMMV / Barnyard

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a pack of coyotes. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, [[CruelCoyotes Dag]] he seems to [[PredatorsAreMean enjoy killing his victims more than eating them]]. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis' father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a [[ThoseWilyCoyotes pack of coyotes]]. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, he seems to [[PredatorsAreMean enjoy killing his victims more than eating them]]. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis' father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

** Also, [[HappyFunBall Wild Mike]]. ([[DownplayedTrope Even though he actually gets three scenes.]])

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a [[ThoseWilyCoyotes pack of coyotes]]. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, he seems to enjoy killing his victims more than eating them. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis' father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Otis' father's fate is all thanks to Dag.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The movie actually went into some very dark themes, such as Otis losing his father and the farm being terrorized by Dag, who resembles more a sadistic SerialKiller rather than a predatory animal.

** Crossing over with ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'''s memes, some have thrown around the headcanon that the Snotty Boy is actually a younger Hal Stewart/Tighen due to their resemblance.

** Crossing over with ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'''s memes, some have thrown around the headcanon that the Snotty Boy is actually a younger Hal Stewart/Titan due to their resemblance.

** Crossing over with ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'''s memes, some have thrown around the headcanon that the Snotty Boy is actually a younger Hal Stewart/Tighten due to their resemblance.

** Crossing over with ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'''s memes, some have thrown around the headcanon that the Snotty Boy is actually a younger Hal/Tighten due to their resemblance.

** Creator/DavidKoechner, despite usually doing comedic roles gives an utterly terrifying performance as the AxCrazy Dag, who seems to be the closest thing a character in an animated film can be to a serial killer.

** Creator/KevinJames really pulls off a great comedic and dramatic performance as Otis. A particular highlight is when Otis grits his teeth, preparing to punch Dag into oblivion, before reigning it in and threateningly whispering [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "Never. Come. Back."]] James legit sounded like he was channeling Franchise/Batman there.

** Creator/DavidKoechner, despite usually doing comedic roles,
gives an utterly terrifying performance as the AxCrazy Dag, who seems to be the closest thing a character in an animated film can be to a serial killer.

** Creator/KevinJames really pulls off a great comedic and dramatic performance as Otis. A particular highlight is when Otis grits his teeth, preparing to punch Dag into oblivion, before reigning it in and threateningly whispering [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "Never. Come. Back."]] James legit sounded like he was channeling ComicBook/Batman there.

** Creator/KevinJames really pulls off a great comedic and dramatic performance as Otis.
** Creator/DavidKoechner, despite usually doing comedic roles, gives an utterly terrifying performance as the AxCrazy Dag, who seems to be the closest thing a character in an animated film can be to a serial killer.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics generally overlooked the movie, viewing it as yet another typical animated movie about animals, and considered its plot unoriginal. Audiences had a very different opinion and even though the movie didn't make a big impact on the public at large, many remember it fondly and consider it as being an underrated movie with some very touching scenes and a very efficient and frightening antagonist.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics generally overlooked the movie, considering it as just one more animation about animals, and considered its plot unoriginal. Audiences had a very different opinion and even though the movie didn't make a big impact on the public at large, many remember it fondly and consider it as being an underrated movie with some very touching scenes and a very efficient and frightening antagonist.

** In March 2021, the Snotty Boy and the "boy-tipping" scene suddenly took off in popularity, where it was subject to video edits, mostly involving changing Snotty Boy's scream to something else.

* TransAudienceInterpretation: The scene where Ben falsely remembers sitting outside with Otis as sitting outside with his sister (to which Otis replies, "I don't have a sister"), compounded with Otis having udders despite being male, is seen as evidence that Otis is UsefulNotes/{{transgender}}.

** Also, [[HappyFunBall Wild Mike]]. ([[DownplayedTrope Even though he actually gets two scenes.]])

** "It's right heeere huh! It's rig- it's right here. It's right here. IT'S RIGHT THERE."[[labelnote:Explanation]]While Otis and his friends travel to prank the Snotty Boy, Bud is asked to show the "stuff" (cow milk) on the car. When he shows the milk, his friends keep asking him to show the stuff, leading to this funny exchange. Due to this, it has lead to become a minor ironic meme depicting funny/dark situations..[[/labelnote]]

** "It's right heeere huh! It's rig- it's right here. It's right here. IT'S RIGHT THERE."[[labelnote:Explanation]]While Otis and his friends travel to prank the Snotty Boy, Bud is asked to show the "stuff" (cow milk) on the car. When he shows the milk, his friends keep asking him to show the stuff, leading to this funny exchange. Due to this, it has lead to become a minor ReactionMeme.[[/labelnote]]

** Biggie Cheese, a morbidly obese rat who performs "Mr. Bombastic" early on in the film. It's just plain absurd and hilarious to even think a rat would get so comically obese, and to see him perform such a fitting song. In 2016, he ended up being a big meme all on his own.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "I Won't Back Down" by Music/TomPetty. Made even better by the fact that it's sung by Creator/SamElliott.